Furrow-opener.



PATENTED NOV. 21, 1905.

J. W. CLEVELAND.

FURROW OPENER.

APPLICATION FILED mus, 190s.

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UNITED STAT as P ACCENT OFFICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 21, 1905.

Application filed July 6, 1905. Serial No. 268,517.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN W. CLEVELAND, a citizen of the United States, residing at Paragould, in the county of Greene, State of Arkansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Furrow-Openers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to furrow-openers.

One object of the invention is to provide a furrow-opener particularly adapted forconnection with cotton and other planters for the opening of the furrows for the reception of the seed from the planter.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of a furrow-opener constructed and arranged for vertical adjustment with respect to the planters and having its rear end so formed as to positively prevent choking of the boot of the hopper of the planter with earth.

With these and other objects in view the present invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings, and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes in the form, proportion, size, and minor details may be made within the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the present invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation including the beam and a hopper and a furrow-opener, a portion of the beam being in section. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the furrow-opener.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings, the reference character 1 designates a beam, through which is eX- tended the upper end 2 of the furrow-opener 3, which latter is provided with a series of perforations 4 for interchangeable. engagement of a bolt 5, which latter pierces the beam to adjust the furrow-opener vertically with respect to the planter. It will be observed that the lower end of the furrower is directed toward the hopper 5, as at 6, whose boot 7 is arranged directly over the rear end of the portion 6 of the opener.

The inner edge of the furrow-opener, immediately beneath and in rear of the aforesaid perforations 4, is provided with a series of notches 8, as shown, for the reception of the bight portion 9 of the loop 10, whose opposite bight portion 11 engages the upper edge of the beam 1, the said loop being designed to form a clamp to assist in the rigid support of the furrow-opener with respect to the beam and to engage in one of the notches 8 of the opener, according to the vertical adjustment of the opener with respect to the beam 1.

My improved opener has its lower edge 12 beveled to form a sharp cutting edge extending rearwardly to the shoulder 13, which latter results from the cut-away portion 14 in the lower edge of the furrower at the extremity of the rearwardly-directed portion 6.

If it were not for the cut-away portion 14: in the furrow-opener, there would be a tendency of the separated earth finding its Way in the lower end of the boot 7 of the hopper 5. However, by reason of my improvement the earth is not separated or thrown upon opposite sides of the opener immediately beneath the said boot 7, the separating or dividing of the earth being discontinued at the shoulder 13, which, as shown, is disposed slightly in advance of the boot 7. It will be observed that the rear end of the bent portion 6 of the furrow-opener is beveled rearwardly, as at 15, so as to permit the lower end of the boot 7 to be disposed directly over the rear end of the portion 6 of the opener and not interfere with the dropping of seed.

What is claimed is 1. A furrow-opener comprising a single piece of material one end of the material having a series of perforations through its sides and a series of notches in one of its edges, the opposite end of the opener having its lower edge cut away and beveled in advance of the cut-away portions.

2. The combination with a beam and ahopper; of a furrow-opener having one of its ends bent in the direction of the hopper, the said end having its extremity beveled and its under edge cut away, the boot of the hopper being disposed directly over the said beveled end,

the opposite end of the opener having a series of perforations therethrough, a bolt for passage through said perforations interchange ably and through the beam, one edge of the said opposite end being provided With a series of notches and a loop engaging said notches interchangeably at one end With its opposite 10 end engaged in the beam.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN WV. GLEVELAN D.

Witnesses:

J. A. HARNE, E. E. PENNEY. 

